A visit to the J E Bounds Memorial Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.
Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.
The Location of the J E Bounds Memorial Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the J E Bounds Memorial Cemetery:
30.9835, -89.2528
The J E Bounds Memorial Cemetery is located in Forrest County<1>.
The county seat for Forrest County is located in Hattiesburg. Hattiesburg lies 23 miles [37 km]<2> to the north of the J E Bounds Memorial Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the J E Bounds Memorial Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from J E Bounds Memorial Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Seal Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Seal Cemetery is located in Forrest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seal Cemetery
- Batson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Batson Cemetery is located in Forrest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batson Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Forrest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Entrekin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Entrekin Cemetery is located in Forrest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Entrekin Cemetery
- Eureka Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Eureka Cemetery is located in Forrest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Cemetery
- Anderson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Anderson Cemetery is located in Forrest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Cemetery
- Granny Bounds Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Simmons Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Simmons Cemetery is located in Forrest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmons Cemetery
- Battson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Battson Cemetery is located in Forrest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battson Cemetery
- Lancaster Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Lancaster Cemetery is located in Forrest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster Cemetery
- Lott Smith Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Lott Smith Cemetery is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lott Smith Cemetery
- St. Paul Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Forrest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Cemetery
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- Cameron Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Cameron Cemetery is located in Forrest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron Cemetery
- Landrum Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Landrum Cemetery is located in Pearl River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landrum Cemetery
- Bounds Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Bounds Cemetery is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bounds Cemetery
- Fairley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Fairley Cemetery is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairley Cemetery
- Griffin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Griffin Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin Cemetery
- Brooklyn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Brooklyn Cemetery is located in Forrest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn Cemetery
- Grace Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Hill Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Rock Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Rock Hill Cemetery is located in Forrest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill Cemetery
- Hickory Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Hickory Grove Cemetery is located in Pearl River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> of the J E Bounds Memorial Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from J E Bounds Memorial Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Carnes
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Brooklyn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wiggins
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Smith Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Smith Town is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Town
- McLaurin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Lumberton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Wells Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Wells Town is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Town
- Hillsdale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Purvis
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Poplarville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Juniper Grove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- McHenry
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- New Augusta
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Wingate
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Howison
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Beaumont
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Beaumont is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaumont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 894 people
- Hattiesburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- West Hattiesburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- West Hattiesburg is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hattiesburg
- Goodluck
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Petal
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Saucier
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Nearby communities with newspapers ...
The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the J E Bounds Memorial Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Forrest County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The J E Bounds Memorial Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Beaumont
- Hattiesburg
- Lumberton
- McHenry
- McHenry lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the J E Bounds Memorial Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for McHenry.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHenry
- New Augusta
- Petal
- Petal lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<2> to the North (N) of the J E Bounds Memorial Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Petal.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petal
- Poplarville
- Wiggins
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the J E Bounds Memorial Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Forrest County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the J E Bounds Memorial Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #704774 (J E Bounds Memorial Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #704774 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Forrest
- Est. Elev: 92 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Carnes
- Location given for J E Bounds Memorial Cemetery:
- Lat: 30.983518 Lon: -89.2528363
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Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Forrest, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- J E Bounds Memorial Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <4> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
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